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Episode 34

It looks like Mei Si's carriage.

It really is.

- Xiaosi. - Hmm?

Is that you, Xiaosi?

Is Mei Xiaosi inside?

Hey.

He seems to be your friend.

Lady Liu, I…

I'm coming.

Huang Da Zhuang.

What do you want?

Mei Xiaosi. Oh, Mei Xiaosi.

Something is definitely wrong with you.

I'm fine.

What could be wrong with me?

You're disheveled so early in the morning.

Is someone inside?

There's no one.

There's really no one.

We grew up together.

I know you well.

Look at you. You're definitely hiding something.

Come on, tell me. Who's in there?

No one. I told you there's no one.

Now that you have refused to marry Lady Liu,

which lady can you travel with?

Could it be…

a prostitute?

Don't talk nonsense. Can't you save my pride in public?

Fine, I'm talking nonsense.

Now, Wu Zhen is traveling south with Commander Mei.

I have to take care of you.

Wu Zhen isn't here after all.

I can't let you go astray.

- Come on. Let me see who it is. - Hey!

Huang Da Zhuang. Brother Huang.

- There's really no one inside. - Huh?

- Is there really no one? - Mm-hmm.

What is our main task in Chang'an now?

Catching thieves!

What should we do if there's a suspicious carriage?

Check it!

Look, Mei Xiaosi.

I really can't help you with this. Let me see.

Don't. I said there's no one here.

- Let me take a look. - There's really no one in there.

- There's no one. - Why won't you let me see?

What's the big deal?

There's really no one.

I told you there's no one.

Come on, raise the curtain wider for him to see.

Who wants to see?

Let's go.

Hmm?

Where is she?

My hands are tired. Are you done?

Aren't you running a bit too fast?

What? Should I have stayed in the carriage

and let people gossip about me?

Cat Lord is already married.

Since you like Mei Si,

why do you still reject him

and not express your feelings?

Nonsense.

Who told you that I like him?

- Tell me. Who told you that? - Ling Xiao.

I'll teach him a lesson later.

Are you addicted to being Mei Si's lobbyist?

The member of Yinglong Clan is now a matchmaker?

That silly boy called me Grandpa so many times.

It's normal for me to care about him

before I leave.

Leave?

Where are you going?

I didn't want to tell you so soon.

I…

am going to be a dragon soon.

Congratulations.

I have nothing to worry about.

Except for that silly boy, Mei Si.

I want him to be happy.

You want him to be happy?

What does that have to do with me?

Come with me.

I'll show you something.

Mei Si isn't here.

Come.

Come in.

Huh?

Right, we can use the door.

You've really been with Mei Si for so long.

What is he doing?

That fool has been messing around lately.

I don't know where he got the idea from.

He said if he eats this raw chicken heart for 49 days,

he'll turn into a demon.

He's able to eat it these few days,

but I was about to throw up just looking at it.

What's in this cup then?

Take a guess.

He said if you keep smelling it,

and get used to the smell of raw chicken blood,

you won't feel nauseous the next time you eat it.

There's more.

The day before yesterday, on the night of the full moon,

he insisted that I bite his neck.

He said that way, he would turn into a demon.

No. Is that what you wrote in your Notes on Demonic Oddities.

Don't let him buy random books on the street.

- Did you bite him then? - Of course not.

It's dirty.

Then, he said it was his turn to bite me.

He only needed a drop of my blood.

I was chased by him the whole night.

- You let him bite you? - I beat him up.

If you ask me, you should teach him a lesson.

Although he doesn't look smart,

don't let him do all these stupid things.

I am…

going to turn into a dragon and leave soon.

I have a favor to ask you.

Clear your name in the Demon Underworld?

That's not important.

But I would like to ask you,

if the Demon Underworld is not busy, to come back and see him more often.

Seeing him one more time brings him one more moment of joy.

The mortal's life is too short.

Come to think of it,

it is not easy to have a little joy in life.

Every word you say is for his sake.

And you say you're not a lobbyist?

He's my only….

friend.

I'll have to entrust him to you.

All right, that's it. I'll get going.

Well…

I'll go through the door.

Contemplation

Contemplation

Mei manor

Hmm? Who touched my paintings?

Even my chicken heart and chicken blood have been tampered with.

I know you're worried about Boss, but Snake Lord is right.

Young Master Mei has always been devoted to Boss.

I'm sure nothing will go wrong.

I didn't know how you felt about Boss.

We've worked together for so long.

If you had told me earlier,

I could have put in a good word for you.

I didn't mean to mock you.

You should go back.

This Shu is still as pretentious as he was ten years ago.

He doesn't know what's good for him.

Now it's become a habit for you to come here, huh, Lord Hui?

But I remember the rules of my library is

only those who are invited can enter.

That's too much to ask of me.

All the demons in the Demon Underworld think that I'm dead.

If I wander around every day, and someone finds out,

it won't do you any good.

How about this?

Please send me out of the Demon Underworld first.

So I can help you outside the Demon Underworld.

I'm trapped in here,

but I have to let a crafty old rat like you

out into the world.

If you want to hurt Xiaozhen,

I'm afraid no one can stop you.

Huh?

Lord Shu, don't say that.

You brought me back to life.

Why would I act and plot on my own?

Is that so?

Then why do you need the demon elixir?

Who do you want to harm?

Wu Zi Shu,

you are the servant of the Demonic Infant.

It's fine if you don't have the same grand ambitions as your master.

But because of a half-demon,

you're always indecisive and weak.

If Lord Infant knows that you're so useless,

he'd probably regret it.

You're making me sound so bad.

But where were you 18 years ago?

If you had been there when we stormed the Demon Underworld back then,

we would've succeeded.

It seems that you've been following Lord Infant for years.

But you don't know him as well as I do.

Lord Infant did not storm the Demon Underworld,

but reclaimed it.

The founder of Chang'an Demon Underworld

is the Demonic Infant.

What?

You really don't know?

I've been alive for 1,000 years.

Chang'an wasn't called Chang'an then.

And I was a rat spirit in the mountain.

Demons like us lived happily in the mountain.

We had a wonderful time.

But those darn mortals started a war

for their own selfish desires.

They caused chaos here.

My mountain…

was ruined.

If it weren't for those darn mortals,

why would we have to hide and tremble in fear?

Thousands of them gathered in groups just to protect themselves.

It's the Demonic Infant.

It's the one who built the vast barrier and this Demon Underworld.

It wanted to rebuild the demonic way and overturn the Mortal Realm.

Unfortunately, the Second Master

was despicable and shameless.

He took over and occupied the Demon Underworld.

He drove the Demonic Infant out of Chang'an

but didn't achieve anything.

Just like a mortal emperor, he simply wanted

to pass down the supreme authority of the Demon Underworld for generations.

No wonder you're disrespectful to the Cat Lord and the Snake Lord.

So this is the reason.

That's right.

In my eyes, they are nothing.

I've waited for a thousand years.

I've been waiting, hoping,

and looking forward to it.

Until 18 years ago.

Lord Infant was finally back.

You're right.

If I had not left the Demon Underworld that day,

he wouldn't have been defeated by the former Cat Lord.

As his servant, you're truly useless.

Let me tell you.

It's not that I don't want to be subservient to others,

it's just that my master must be worth following.

For the sake of mere mortals,

demons like us are trapped in our own cocoon,

confined within our own prisons,

oblivious to the affairs of the Mortal Realm.

How dare such laughable fools presume to rule over the Demon Underworld?

This place belongs to us!

Who cares about the Cat Lord or the Snake Lord?

I must think of a way to revive the Demonic Infant

and help it build a new Chang'an where demons reign supreme.

A Chang'an that will not allow us

to be on equal footing with those of the Mortal Realm!

Fifth Brother.

This is my wife, Wu Zhen.

This is my fifth brother from the Changxi Palace, Lu Yang.

He is the most skilled physician in the Changxi Palace.

Hello, Fifth Brother.

Give him a minute.

Nice to meet you, Sister-in-law.

Fifth Brother, you aren't guarding the waterfall.

It seems Shuang Jiang hasn't been stealing fish lately.

Yes.

That's not like him.

What has he been up to lately?

Ah! I got it.

Let's go.

He's busy.

Don't you have any serious wishes?

Serious?

"Be rich."

You're checking the accounts. Why are you spacing out?

Third Brother, what are you doing here?

- Zhuyu is back. - Tenth Brother is back?

You scared me to death.

- Tenth Brother! - Huh?

So this is Zhuyu's wife.

Not only that, she's also the Cat Lord of the Demon Underworld.

To be precise,

she's the Cat Lord of the Demon Underworld who has lost her memory.

Well, isn't it strange that a demon

has entered the Changxi Palace?

That's enough!

Our former leader has just been involved in such a major incident.

Stop picking on others.

Hmm. She's our guest.

- Lianfu. - Mm?

Why are you hiding so far away?

I…

- I'm not hiding. - You're not?

Then why are you standing so far away?

Come here.

Come here.

Uh…

You…

Fourth Brother, what are you doing?

No. I mean, what are you afraid of?

Are you afraid of Wu Zhen?

She looks pretty. What is there to be nervous or afraid of?

I think you don't know her well enough.

It's fine. She doesn't know much about herself now.

If that's the case,

why don't you stay in the Palace for a few days?

There are many books in the Changxi Palace.

We might be able to find a solution.

Thank you, Second Brother.

- Well-- - Zhuyu was a member of the Changxi Palace.

We can't just stand by and do nothing.

No.

Lady Wu may be a demon,

but there are good and evil demons too.

Didn't you get that when we went down the mountain?

- I know, but-- - Lady Wu is a good person.

Even if she regains her memory, she won't harm us.

I just want to ask a question!

Are they staying…

in one room or two?

Since Wu Zhen is staying in your old room,

you can stay with Shuang Jiang.

The rooms are separated by a wall.

If anything happens, it will be convenient.

- Thank you. - Hey.

Don't mention it. We're a family.

It's just that the rooms are shabby.

Get more daily necessities later.

Try to make Wu Zhen live more comfortable.

Who's going to get it?

Me.

I'll go.

Hasn't Lianfu changed a lot?

Yes.

He's been like this since he came back.

He's more diligent than before.

Maybe he's afraid that he was too close to Chang Ming

and we would get even with him.

You won't.

That's right. If he doesn't feel guilty,

we wouldn't have thought of that.

Forget it.

Now that the Leader position is vacant,

the Leader's many responsibilities have been divided among us.

With his help, things are a bit easier for us.

After Shuang Jiang came back, he started managing the accounts.

So, you're the Celestial Master of the Changxi Palace.

And I'm the Cat Lord of Chang'an Demon Underworld.

That's interesting.

Too bad I don't remember anything.

Do I have demonic powers?

Try it.

This is fun.

This is bad.

What is that?

I think it's the array

that Chi Hua left behind when he was practicing.

Here you go.

How could she do that?

What are you doing?

I'm calling you.

I didn't expect to actually call you here.

It's late. Why aren't you sleeping?

The bed is too hard.

I'll get you something to cushion it.

I just want to talk to you.

You used to sleep here?

Mm-hmm.

Is that ugly thing over there yours, too?

The ugly sculpture that's staring at me.

I once beat Second Brother in a duel.

So Master made this clay sculpture for me

as a reward.

It's quite cute when I look at it closely.

I was just thinking.

How did you look like when you were young?

What did you usually do?

When I was young…

I practiced martial arts, studied and slept.

Ah…

How pitiful.

That's so boring.

Boring?

Mm.

Actually, it's not pitiful to be boring.

I think…

it's most pitiful…

when you have a desire…

but can't get it.

You shaped the heavens and earth,

created the three realms,

and are worshiped by all.

Now, it's time to change the ruler of the world.

Back then, what did Lord Infant actually write on me?

He must be up by now.

Zhuyu was always the first to wake up in the morning from a young age.

After Shuang Jiang came back from Chang'an,

he started his morning training.

He should be awake by now.

Uh… good morning.

Didn't I arrange for you to stay…

in this room yesterday?

No.

Uh…

Good morning.

Good morning.

Lu Yang picked a lot of wild fruit in the mountains this morning.

They're all in the front yard.

You can try them, Wu Zhen.

I think you'll like them.

All right. I didn't get a chance

to properly appreciate the Changxi Palace yesterday.

The Changxi Palace is boring. There's not much to do.

But the environment is peaceful and elegant.

Perhaps it offers a different kind of scenery.

Lady Wu, you may walk around.

Zhuyu, you and your wife

really can't be separated for a whole night, can you?

Stop talking nonsense.

I've discussed it with Chi Hua.

Lu Yang is knowledgeable in medicine.

He'll think of a way.

There are many books in the classical library.

You can go and take a look.

See if you can find a way.

Tenth Brother, you're up early.

I didn't even notice.

Second Brother is right.

The days at the Changxi Palace is indeed boring.

There's not much fun.

Sword leading three stars to protect the Heaven and Earth

But it offers a different kind of scenery.

I never imagined that after losing her memory,

the Demon Underworld's Cat Lord would be like this.

Even if she lost her memory, she's still her.

But if she didn't lose her memory, after what happened in Chang'an,

I'm afraid she wouldn't stay by your side.

But now, I just hope that she can live well.

Zhuyu, I always feel regretful.

Now, the position of Leader remains undecided.

And you are the most suitable candidate.

No.

I'm not.

In this world,

you can't undo what you've done.

How can we wipe the slate clean and start all over again?

Since the day I chose to quit,

I've never been able to return to the Changxi Palace.

I'm in charge of the classical library now.

I'll leave the key with you.

Feel free to come here in these few days.

The key to the secret chamber is in there, too.

If you have no choice,

just open the secret chamber. We'll pretend we don't know anything.

Thank you.

I still don't understand.

With your talent,

is it really worth sacrificing so much for a woman?

Yes.

Well, do you want to think about it again?

Is it really worth it?

Zhuyu.

Do you enjoy watching them?

Yes.

Uh… but not really.

My husband is just as good as them.

I can't remember.

You should be as good as them, right?

There's no need.

You're better. You don't need to prove it.

Come back.

Uh… what a coincidence.

I was just passing by.

Do you believe me?

Grandpa, what exactly did you do?

I…

I didn't do anything.

Could it be

that Lady Liu thought my way of becoming a demon was too stupid,

that's why she doesn't like me?

That's not true. You've done a lot of stupid things.

Why would she dislike you now?

If you don't know the reason,

just go and ask her.

Of course I want to find her.

But she's in the Demon Underworld. I can't go in.

That's why I'm here to inform you.

Lady Liu

left the Demon Underworld an hour ago.

She went to Yuzhen Pavilion.

You don't have to thank me for helping you this time.

But the most important thing today

is to tell you…

I'm here to tell you…

that tonight,

I'm going to transform into a dragon.

This batch of ingredients was just imported from Annan.

It's a bit different from the previous batch.

How does it taste this time?

It's not bad.

All right.

If there's nothing else, I'm going back to the Demon Underworld.

I'll see you out.

Mr. Ling Xiao,

I heard that Young Master Mei Si's carriage is on its way here.

He's quite well-informed.

I'll use the back door.

People are enriched, the country is prosperous

No.

Young Master Mei Si, aren't you at the front door?

My carriage is at the front door.

After all these years, I know Lady Liu quite well.

Why are you looking for me?

Lady Liu.

I'm here to ask you something.

What exactly happened?

That day at Qiu Pond, you and I had a lot of fun.

It's nothing.

Lady Liu,

I am someone who likes to fool around, is unskilled and unruly.

But I'm not a fool.

You are not someone who changes her mind frequently and is inconsistent.

Something must have happened.

But whatever it is,

you should at least let me know the reason.

Let's talk inside.

Translated by Teo SY